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Apr

Nature’s Security System – Your Gut

By admin | Published: April 17, 2012

We talk a lot about our guts in our family. In this instance, I’m not talking about probiotics or food allergies, but the God-given gift of gut instinct. One of the issues that comes with raising obedient children is teaching them who deserves that obedience, and who will manipulate it for their own advantage. So, I give a great deal of lip service toward listening to your gut and practically throw a party when I witness them recognizing and obeying it, especially if it goes against their typical tendiencies. All of this discussion is what made yesterday’s minor incident so crazy.

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Apr

O to the M to the G!!!

By admin | Published: April 2, 2012

Happy Spring! It’s been really hard for me to find the time to blog lately with other writing projects/meetings and Spring Break, but I had to make some time to share this amazing new love in my life – something that many of our mothers and grandmothers took religiously as children!

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Mar

No Can Doosville, Baby Doll

By admin | Published: March 8, 2012

I love ‘How I Met Your Mother’. Dave and I were watching an old episode the other night that has resulted in an unfortunate nickname for me. On it, they were watching a cheesy movie in which the awful main character kept using the line “No Can Doosville, Baby Doll”, anytime he didn’t want to do whatever was being requested of him by his fiance. This made me laugh every last time, which has made Dave begin saying it to me on an hourly basis.

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Mar

So Snooki’s Pregnant . . .

By admin | Published: March 6, 2012

I will not use this blog to write something negative, so congrats, future PTA Mom, Snooki! I read that she said she’d like to “pop” four or five kids out and it got me thinking (yes, many of you are thinking about the G-8 Summit, but I’ve got my eye on Snooki’s uterus). First I thought that she has no idea what that entails, but also that the excitement of starting a family with the person you love is crazy-exciting.

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Mar

Basic Instinct

By admin | Published: March 1, 2012

I think I am lacking some basic mothering instinct. I can detect food-related issues from 20 feet away, but some of the most OBVIOUS problems are just beyond the scope of my radar.

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Feb

Easy Side for your Lunch

By admin | Published: February 29, 2012

This is so easy. I found it a few months ago on my new BFF, pinterest. It’s one of those “Why didn’t I think of that” things.

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Feb

Mickey, Mickey, You’re so Fine-ish

By admin | Published: February 28, 2012

Four months ago, we got a rescue dog, a cute Cavalier that we named Mickey. He also answers to Mick-a-lick, Sir Micks-a-Lot, and The Mickster, in case you were wondering. We’ve had a very up and down time with him, until a few weeks ago.

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Feb

Have you Seen an Orange in Person?

By admin | Published: February 27, 2012

A few months ago, I attended a talk given by a woman who teaches healthy eating to school children. It was cool to hear some new ideas, as well as reinforcement of the lessons I’ve been trying to teach my girls. I took a lot away that day, but one thing in particular seems to keep bouncing around my head.

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Feb